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tomas roman of kgo in san francisco has details. >> there used to be a house right there. >> i used to look from -- they have very nice deck. i used to look at their house, and now it's not there. >> now it's gone. >> reporter: mila alasz, her husband and t fime. the girls tried to coax the rabbit they left behind out of its cage, but it's too terrified to come out. the alasz house was spared from the flames that consumed the three homes directly behind them. mila says she's been fr since her family escape explosion and fire thursday night. >> i didn't sleep. look at my eyes. i move to thote it's like stall i can't stay in it's like -- i o m i don't want to stay still. no, i probably get one hour and a half sleep during the whole night. >> reporter: the family is still waiting for pg & e to turn o their gas and power. this view shows the more than 100 residents who are being let back into their san bruno homes in stages. the only people allowed home to green flags. residents are being escorted by dozens of pg&e crews who are turning on power and gas, lighting pilot lights and heaters a
tomas roman of kgo in san francisco has details. >> there used to be a house right there. >> i used to look from -- they have very nice deck. i used to look at their house, and now it's not there. >> now it's gone. >> reporter: mila alasz, her husband and t fime. the girls tried to coax the rabbit they left behind out of its cage, but it's too terrified to come out. the alasz house was spared from the flames that consumed the three homes directly behind them. mila says...
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can we use your allowance money? >> no! mom! >> the only problem i can see with this is that i think i'd be tempted to spend a lot of my money buying seeds and plants. and i don't think my husband would be very happy. >> i can see that. >> reporter: in fact, 15% of those 80 million farmville players do spend real money on the game. 5% spend at least $20 a month. that pay-to-play option, along with advertising revenue, has helped build a very profitable business for farmville's parent company zenya, which is expected to make $450 million this year alone. farmville outsiders don't understand the fuss. >> i don't understand why you want to build a farm. on facebook. i just don't. >> some of your friends play farmville? >> yes, it's stupid. >> my brother is a junior in high school, he loved it, his friends were the first ones to tell me about it. now my parents will be, like, telling me about their friends who are trying to get them to play farmville. >> reporter: compulsion or hobby, maria isn't quite sure. >> i would just say that
can we use your allowance money? >> no! mom! >> the only problem i can see with this is that i think i'd be tempted to spend a lot of my money buying seeds and plants. and i don't think my husband would be very happy. >> i can see that. >> reporter: in fact, 15% of those 80 million farmville players do spend real money on the game. 5% spend at least $20 a month. that pay-to-play option, along with advertising revenue, has helped build a very profitable business for...
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time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. secretary of state hillary clinton hopes to negotiate key obstacles in today's mideast peace talks. she says the time is right for palestinian and israeli leaders to agree upon a permanent peace plan. >>> president obama delivers his back to school address today in philadelphia. that address will be heard in schools nationwide. >>> and on asian currency markets this morning the dollar hit a 15-year low against the japanese yen. the dollar did retreat after early trading. >>> and finally from us this half hour, a look inside the pope's library. it was founded way back in the 1450s with just a few hundred latin articles. >> today it is home to some of the world's rarest books, including the oldest known complete bible. here's the bbc's duncan kennedy. >> reporter: in the shadow of st. peter's basilica
time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. secretary of state hillary clinton hopes to negotiate key obstacles in today's mideast peace talks. she says the time is right for palestinian and israeli leaders to agree upon a permanent peace plan. >>> president obama...
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>> yeah. >> robin likes us. i came into it because my faith, my belief, kind of pushed me that direction. but in retrospect i would go all the way back saying i'd do it for love. because this is something that's come together out of love. >> aww! >> aw, shucks. >> so sweet. >> reporter: mary, janelle, and christine all live in one big house with their kids. robin, the newest wife, lives in a smaller house nearby. in all, there are 16 kids. >> she's a sister from the same mister, and he's a brother from another mother. >> somebody referred to us as polyg-lets. >> that's how most of us are known is plygs, polygamists. >> reporter: whether you think the browns' lifestyle is right or wrong, it is undeniably challenging. there's the challenge of supporting a huge family on just three incomes. cody and two of the wives work. and then there are the interpersonal logistics. cody sleeps in a different wife's bed every night. you must at times feel torn in four different directions. >> once in a while i give a piece of my
>> yeah. >> robin likes us. i came into it because my faith, my belief, kind of pushed me that direction. but in retrospect i would go all the way back saying i'd do it for love. because this is something that's come together out of love. >> aww! >> aw, shucks. >> so sweet. >> reporter: mary, janelle, and christine all live in one big house with their kids. robin, the newest wife, lives in a smaller house nearby. in all, there are 16 kids. >> she's a...
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some say they even use racist language. brian ross investigates. >> received august 7th at 8:10 p.m. >> what's up [ bleep ]? tell me, how do you stop two [ bleep ] kids from jumping on top of your bed? stick velcro on the ceiling. >> reporter: after bank of america reported 26-year-old allen jones had an overdue credit card bill of $81, its debt collectors went on the attack with a series of obscene, racist messages left on his phone. >> hi, y'all, my name is jamal smith and i'm looking for some watermelons. i'm also interested in a couple of slaves. maybe you can go ahead and pick some of my cotton fields. go ahead and give me a call to lick my [ bleep ]. >> reporter: jones, a clothing salesman in dallas, says the debt collector's calls continue even after he told them his bank of america account was up to date. >> i checked with my bank, went online, please stop calling my phone. by that time the representative acted like we can call you as many times as we want. >> reporter: and the calls continued. each incredibly more
some say they even use racist language. brian ross investigates. >> received august 7th at 8:10 p.m. >> what's up [ bleep ]? tell me, how do you stop two [ bleep ] kids from jumping on top of your bed? stick velcro on the ceiling. >> reporter: after bank of america reported 26-year-old allen jones had an overdue credit card bill of $81, its debt collectors went on the attack with a series of obscene, racist messages left on his phone. >> hi, y'all, my name is jamal smith...
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as most of us know dr. oz is one of the most respected doctors on tv, giving medical advice to millions on his talk show. >> yesterday he wasn't giving advice as much as he was giving a warning. speaking out for the first time about his colonoscopy. here's dr. richard besser with more. >> reporter: this week my friend dr. mehmet oz did something a nonmedical person couldn't do. while under mild sedation, he made his own diagnosis. >> i was lying there half-dazed. all of a sudden i look at the screen and realized, my goodness, that's a precancerous polyp, what's that doing there? >> reporter: an intestinal polyp as collection of cells that may develop into colon cancer over time. keep in mind dr. oz is famously healthy. preaching healthy living in his books and on the television show. he's 50. the recommended age for getting a colonoscopy. but oz admits he would have waited a decade if not for his tv show. he spoke with "gma's" robin roberts about it. >> it's so arrogant and i feel so humbled, almost ashamed
as most of us know dr. oz is one of the most respected doctors on tv, giving medical advice to millions on his talk show. >> yesterday he wasn't giving advice as much as he was giving a warning. speaking out for the first time about his colonoscopy. here's dr. richard besser with more. >> reporter: this week my friend dr. mehmet oz did something a nonmedical person couldn't do. while under mild sedation, he made his own diagnosis. >> i was lying there half-dazed. all of a...
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nick schifrin joins us to show us how dangerous these missions can be. >> reporter: every night, dozens of helicopters fly over some of the roughest terrain in the world. transporting special operations forces on secret missions. kill or capture taliban commanders. nearly a dozen of those troops were flying in a blackhawk, the military's workhorse helicopter. just before 5:00 a.m., they were trying to land, according to one official, when the helicopter crashed, immediately catching fire. this year the military has more than doubled the number of special operations raids. but they are not without risk, especially at night. abc's mike boettcher talked with three pilots. >> i would say the biggest challenges we face are landing in whiteout conditions, at night when there's little to no ambient lighting from the noon. >> reporter: the military trains its pilots to fly in those broken-out conditions, when the dust kicks up so much they're virtually blind. >> something you know that's not going to move so you can keep your eyes on it when it dust starts blowing. you know it's not going to mo
nick schifrin joins us to show us how dangerous these missions can be. >> reporter: every night, dozens of helicopters fly over some of the roughest terrain in the world. transporting special operations forces on secret missions. kill or capture taliban commanders. nearly a dozen of those troops were flying in a blackhawk, the military's workhorse helicopter. just before 5:00 a.m., they were trying to land, according to one official, when the helicopter crashed, immediately catching fire....
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please leave us alone. please leave us alone? what kind of language is that from a corporate titan? >> i don't know as he said, you know what, if i send this response, maybe all these college students who e-mail on a daily basis will stop. >> reporter: in case you're wondering apple declined to comment on this story. while i did e-mail steve jobs for his reaction, he didn't write back. maybe i'm lucky. john berman, abc news. >> you know, i got to say i'm siding with the girl on this one. seems like he'd be a little friendlier to her, refer to his media people to deal with her. she's a college kid trying to get her paper done. >> oh my gosh. you're not going to believe this. >> wait a minute. >> we got an e-mail. we just got an e-mail. sandy, if you could pull up this e-mail to show people what we just got in. from steve jobs. >> steve! harsh! what's going on? >> i'm going to reply. >> really? what are you going to tell mr. jobs if. >> i'm going to say, can i have a new nano? >> oh, man. >> that's what we think is funny around here, just go with it. >> we'll be back. fficult probles
please leave us alone. please leave us alone? what kind of language is that from a corporate titan? >> i don't know as he said, you know what, if i send this response, maybe all these college students who e-mail on a daily basis will stop. >> reporter: in case you're wondering apple declined to comment on this story. while i did e-mail steve jobs for his reaction, he didn't write back. maybe i'm lucky. john berman, abc news. >> you know, i got to say i'm siding with the girl...
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, absolutely using my old social security number. my credit score just went out the window. identity theft can be devastating. that's why lifelock is proactive protection, working to help stop identity theft before it happens. and the biggest difference is stopping it before it starts. lifelock's exclusive identity alert system... goes beyond mere credit monitoring, which only alerts you after the theft. with lifelock, it's like having a digital fingerprint. if a new application doesn't match you, we send an alert. and if needed, we help fix the identity theft. don't wait another minute. call now. go with the industry leader. join lifelock and get alerts to important information, a one million dollar service guarantee... plus a team of identity theft protection specialists. enroll now and get ten percent off your enrollment... for you and your entire family. call today and mention i.d. alert... to take advantage of this special offer. ♪ >>> "the daily show's" john stewart was on fox news last night squaring off with bill o'reilly.
, absolutely using my old social security number. my credit score just went out the window. identity theft can be devastating. that's why lifelock is proactive protection, working to help stop identity theft before it happens. and the biggest difference is stopping it before it starts. lifelock's exclusive identity alert system... goes beyond mere credit monitoring, which only alerts you after the theft. with lifelock, it's like having a digital fingerprint. if a new application doesn't match...
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not that thing behind us. we're real. what's realer than that? >> we'll be back with more real after this. >>> disney's epscott stheem park holds a place in the childhood memories of so many. it was designed as the city of tomorrow that would never be completed. >> that holds true today as epcot turns 28 years old this week. from the "abc news vault," epon the the company's opening way back on october 21st, 1982. >> reporter: with an 18-story spaceship at its entrance, epcot is a $1 billion gamble that disney can still work its former magic. but this time, the company is going after a different audience. adults. the 260-acre theme park combines a look into the future and a visit to nine countries. sort of a permanent world's fair. epcot is only a monorail ride from the magic kingdom. but here, make-believe is out, education is in. nowhere is there a single pair of mouse ears. this is adult fare. fancy shops, restaurants, and a disney first, alcoholic beverages. >> we realize that a lot of people are driving right by us right now because they thin
not that thing behind us. we're real. what's realer than that? >> we'll be back with more real after this. >>> disney's epscott stheem park holds a place in the childhood memories of so many. it was designed as the city of tomorrow that would never be completed. >> that holds true today as epcot turns 28 years old this week. from the "abc news vault," epon the the company's opening way back on october 21st, 1982. >> reporter: with an 18-story spaceship at...
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he uses color to express emotion or metaphor. the red here, for example, representing the supernatural. these ideas led, in part, to the expressionism of his quartersree friend, vin vent van gogh. some 30 years later. which is all very good. why put on the exhibition at this moment? it is simply a case of gaugin's turn. maybe there's a need for a blockbuster. or is there more to this decision? >> gaugin is very relevant to us today because of the way he explored through his life and art alternatives to what he rejects in material terms of civilization, capitalism. he is drawing away from that, as well as knowing that his art depends on it. so he's fully aware of all the contradictions that we are conscious of today. >> reporter: for all his personal shortcomings -- and there were many -- gaugin was a brilliant colorist. something that is difficult to fully appreciate until a roomful of evidence had been placed before your eyes. >> apparently there's one more piece we have not seen from mr. gaugin. >> let's take a look at that. th
he uses color to express emotion or metaphor. the red here, for example, representing the supernatural. these ideas led, in part, to the expressionism of his quartersree friend, vin vent van gogh. some 30 years later. which is all very good. why put on the exhibition at this moment? it is simply a case of gaugin's turn. maybe there's a need for a blockbuster. or is there more to this decision? >> gaugin is very relevant to us today because of the way he explored through his life and art...
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lightning hit an office building that used to be a church. the powerful bolt sent the steeple crashing through the roof. it slammed into a woman's desk just moments after she got up to attend a meeting. just look at all that damage. thankfully no one was hurt. >> very lucky. >>> now here is a look at your thursday forecast. 70-mile-an-hour winds and hail from minnesota to kansas. up to 4 inches of rain and ebaoding fr thes to showers in south florida, new orleans, houston thunderstorms from southern >> cooler in the pacific 59 in seattle. 65 in portland. phoenix hits 95. boise 75. meanwhile, 78 in omaha. 88 in chicago. 91 in indianapolis. upper 80s from baltimore down to miami. >>> it was the king of all bake sales after new orleans snapped up a new world record. >> we told you yesterday how the bakers in the big easy were hoping to make the biggest king cake ever. well, they did it and their king cake circled the superdome twice. there were actually two cakes each weighing more than 4,000 pounds. >> the cakes were topped off with black and g
lightning hit an office building that used to be a church. the powerful bolt sent the steeple crashing through the roof. it slammed into a woman's desk just moments after she got up to attend a meeting. just look at all that damage. thankfully no one was hurt. >> very lucky. >>> now here is a look at your thursday forecast. 70-mile-an-hour winds and hail from minnesota to kansas. up to 4 inches of rain and ebaoding fr thes to showers in south florida, new orleans, houston...
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we use peanut oil as the great flavor. you want to get it cooked at this point. >> i like that nice sizzle as soon as you put it in there. >> you want to prefry it three-quarters of the way so it's just about cooked through. just a few minutes. it's really thin. >> the cool thing about your kitchen, they actually have water running all below this so any grease that comes down is immediately wicked away which saves your husband or yourself from doing the cleaning. >> exactly. we'll put that aside. we're going to prefry an egg. what's better than fried eggs? let that cook a little bit more. >> okay. >> the garlic and the chilies. we dump those right in. >> i'm nervous i'm going to lose a hand right here. >> go ahead. and the secret here is you don't want to burn them but you want to get some color. you almost want to smell the fragrance of it. we're going to add the onions in. turn the heat up a little bit. and basically just throw everything else in at this point. except for the basil. throw the mushrooms in there. we're go
we use peanut oil as the great flavor. you want to get it cooked at this point. >> i like that nice sizzle as soon as you put it in there. >> you want to prefry it three-quarters of the way so it's just about cooked through. just a few minutes. it's really thin. >> the cool thing about your kitchen, they actually have water running all below this so any grease that comes down is immediately wicked away which saves your husband or yourself from doing the cleaning. >>...
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get ready to meet a bra that can also be used as a face mask. this has been created by a ukrainian scientist. take a look at the woman. like i said, the bra, basically that's what it looks like, you can take the two cups and use one as a face mask. i know this sounds absolutely ridiculous. but they're actually saying in a really -- emergency situation, say if there's something harmful airborne, a woman if she's in this situation could immediately unsnap and in case you're wondering it doesn't matter what the cup size is. >> really? >> adjustable to give the same level of protection. and they are cheap. so that is sort of the newest victoria's secrets trend we might be seeing, the bra/face mask. >> let me understand, if there's an emergency and this woman has a bra on, she can take it off and then cover her face in the event of a nuclear attack, your bra could save your life? that's the gist? really? oh, all right, all right. we'll keep with the highbrow theme now. apparently, moving here from louisiana, a lot of crocodiles down there, and alliga
get ready to meet a bra that can also be used as a face mask. this has been created by a ukrainian scientist. take a look at the woman. like i said, the bra, basically that's what it looks like, you can take the two cups and use one as a face mask. i know this sounds absolutely ridiculous. but they're actually saying in a really -- emergency situation, say if there's something harmful airborne, a woman if she's in this situation could immediately unsnap and in case you're wondering it doesn't...
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winick is joining us from atlantic beach this morning. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: rob and mike, good morning to you both. even with a category 2 hurricane you're still talking about winds up to 110 miles per hour and we're certainly getting some of the outer bands of that right now. the real concern right here in north carolina at this point is storm surge. what, with the waves behind me and the flooding that can cause. despite mandatory evacuations in three coastal counties down here, officials can't force people out of their homes. so many have chosen to ride this one out. a state of emergency has been declared at this point in four states -- north carolina, virginia, maryland, and massachusetts. and certainly that should help getting those necessary resources to where they need to go as soon as the storm blows out to sea. now right now the storm is on a path to cape cod, massachusetts, with 500,000 simple residents. even though a hurricane hitting the northeast is a once in a generation event, emergency officials up there promise
winick is joining us from atlantic beach this morning. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: rob and mike, good morning to you both. even with a category 2 hurricane you're still talking about winds up to 110 miles per hour and we're certainly getting some of the outer bands of that right now. the real concern right here in north carolina at this point is storm surge. what, with the waves behind me and the flooding that can cause. despite mandatory evacuations in three coastal counties down...
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we're now coming back here to say, relook at us. have a look at us. try this product out. >> to make nokia better than anything else out there. >> reporter: the man unveiling the new phones won't be there to see if they work. he's resigned after the company brought in a canadian from microsoft to run the business. nokia is in upheaval, but consumers will decide whether it can make another comeback. rory cellan-jones, bbc news, east london. >> iphone e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
we're now coming back here to say, relook at us. have a look at us. try this product out. >> to make nokia better than anything else out there. >> reporter: the man unveiling the new phones won't be there to see if they work. he's resigned after the company brought in a canadian from microsoft to run the business. nokia is in upheaval, but consumers will decide whether it can make another comeback. rory cellan-jones, bbc news, east london. >> iphone e e e e e e e e e e e e e e...